HIEU 3152 Lecture 6: The 13 Colonies and a Very English Revolution
5 Oct 2016
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The thirteen colonies and a very english revolution. Look at it in the context of europe (impact and significance) Elite in the colonies thought of themselves as english: in their dress, books, thought, etc. Imperfect that they thought of themselves as free englishmen: bought into the idea of empire of liberty and a monarchy of liberty. King george painted an image of himself as a common free man. English attitudes towards indigenous people: if productive use isn"t made of land, there is no law to worry about. Purely locke-ian idea: first order of business was to kick the savages out. Moral claim to land is ordered by biology (sickness) Columbus saw sickness to be an act of god. Colonial elite are leaders of revolutionary society. Differences between the west indies: w. i. are more financially tied to england, dependence on britain for military support, relative strength of social hierarchy. Ruling class is looking back to england.
